chlorella

[kluh-rel-uh]

chlo·rel·la

[kluh-rel-uh]
noun
any freshwater, unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella.

Origin:
1890; < Neo-Latin; see chlor-1, -ella

chlo·rel·la·ceous [klawr-uh-ley-shuhs, klohr-] , adjective
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chlorella (klɔːˈrɛlə, klə-)
 
n
any microscopic unicellular green alga of the genus Chlorella: some species are used in the preparation of human food
 
[C19: from New Latin, from chloro- + Latin -ella, diminutive suffix]

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